Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-06-04

| get IN the house. After music by both
the martial and cornet bands. Mr.. j.
W. Lowe called the meeting to order,
and an eloquent, impressive, fervent
prayer was offered by Rev. 1. S. Hall,
of the NJ. 2. Church.
Mr.. G. w. Stinson was the first
speaker, and he delivered a well pre-
pared, able and highly interesting ad-
dress. It was all good, but we can
mention but one point. The speaker
said it was a great mystery to him how
our fOrefathers could consistently own,
buy and sell human beings, and at the
same time profess to be and were deep
ly religious men. He could account for
it in but one way. 1t must have been
because there was money in the slavery
business to the slave owner. There are
tod y great commercial and business
interests whose methods are often ques-
uonable which are frequently Oppress-
i've upon the people, that even defy laws
and which, because there is a great
deal of ''money in them" need to be
jealousy watched by the people, and
promptly controlled by wise legislation.
Judge W. II. Pratt was the next
speaker. His Grafton was shorter than
Mr.. Stinson's, but was appropriate to
the occasion, was patriotic, fOrcible, and
elected the profound attention of the
large audience. He opened by an elo-
quent eulogy upon flowers, and spoke
of the appropriateness of the beautiful
ceremony of decorating the graves of
our fallen heroes by flowers. After
speaking of the great war, for the sup
preston of the rebellion, and the saliva
ton of the Union. and the wiping out
OF slavery, he said we are engaged in
another great conhict--a moral one,
this time, but none the less a great
struggle. 1t is a contest for the sup
preston of that gigantic evil intemper-
ance. Judge Pratt alluded to Kansas
as being in the front rank of the pro-
cession of states moving onward and
upward in the march toward a higher
and better civilization. Iowa comes
next, all honor to Iowa. The speech
throughout was a good one
After the speaking and music by the
choir, a procession was formed in the
order as designated in the program
published in the HERALD two weeks
ago, viz: The Marshal, comrade Wal
lace, and mis- assistant cOmrade Nipps,
in the lead; next the two bands; next
the old soldiers and sons Of veterans;
next citizens on foot, and lastly car
riages. The procession was an impos-
ing one. The ceremony at the ceme-
tery was simple and yet appropriate
and impressive. a great profusion of
flowers had been provided crosses
made of wood and covered by ever
green's and by flowers, were planted on
each grave wreaths of flowers were also
deposited on the last resting place of the
mortal remains of the departed soldier.
Comrade j. W. Lowe made q few ap-
propriate remarks at each grave. the
band played a funeral dirge and the
procession moved on till the last mound
had been visited and the command
''forward march, was given and the
column moved out for home:
This custom Of observing Memorial
Day which has now become National,
/ is growing each succeeding year more
and still more interesting. To meet
once a year and strew flowers on the
/ graves of the fallen soldier, Is an apprO-
pirate and beautiful ceremony. Such
occasions are not like days Of national
festivity and rejoicing-nOt days on
which to fire cannon and light the bon
fires and raise the shouts of triumph
for victories won, but times when the
people may abandon for a season their
daily avocations, lay aside their parti-
san differences, and with bowed heads
and hearts tull OF gratitude and thank
fulness, come together to honor the
! heroic dead who went forth and faced
death that the republic might live; TO
decorate their graves with flowers and
to pledge anew our fidelity and love to
the sacred cause and principles in de-
fence of which many of them fell. Let
US and our children
.'srew the fair garlands where slumber the dead;
Ring ont the strains, like the swell II the sea;
Heartfelt the tribute we lay on each beds
Sound DER the brave the refrain Of the free,
Sound the refrain Of the loyal and the free;
Visit each sleeper and halIow each bed;
Waves the starred banner from sea coast TO sea-
Grateful the living and honored the dead
NOTES ON MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.
The graves of six veterans were visit
ed and were decorated by flowers.
Great credit is due the ladies who
furnished flowers so plentfuIly Memorial
Day.
There were IS vehicles IN the pro-
cession which went TO the Cemetery
Decoration Day.
Decoration Day was windy and dusty
but the exercises were participated in
by a large cOncourse Of people,
Mayor loves carriage horse ran
away on the return from the cemetery,
but did no serious damage. a lady
member of Mr.. loves family was
driving and the horse was frightened by
a team behind him which run into Mr..